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The Martyr's Prize

Author : Brooks William Kelley
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440187606
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Martyr's Prize written by Brooks William Kelley and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Kyle Simms and Jason Lanford, the discovery of a roadside-bomb tutorial will prove a seminal event, changing every aspect of their lives from that moment forward. Posted to an extremist website, the meticulous schematics hint at a new era one in which the daily death and destruction previously confined to the third world is to be brought to the American heartland. A mere touch of the sticky silk is all it takes, and the two find themselves drawn into a world so foreign, both literally and figuratively, that they are forced to reassess everything they previously understood about the history of Western Civilization and the global war on terror. The Martyr's Prize tells a tale of American exceptionalism, paying homage to the heroism and professionalism of our Special Forces and Counterterrorism communities while delivering a profound message the alarming non-fiction groundwork, already in place and presented in the actual words of our enemies, for the future subjugation of the West. This plan, to bring about the elimination of all belief systems beyond their own, is at once spellbinding and horrifying in the face of its likely success.

The Martyred

Author : Richard E. Kim
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110152877X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Martyred written by Richard E. Kim and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written in a mood of total austerity; and yet the passion of the book is perpetually beating up against its seemingly barren surface. . . . I am deeply moved." -Philip Roth During the early weeks of the Korean War, Captain Lee, a young South Korean officer, is ordered to investigate the kidnapping and mass murder of North Korean ministers by Communist forces. For propaganda purposes, the priests are declared martyrs, but as he delves into the crime, Lee finds himself asking: What if they were not martyrs? What if they renounced their faith in the face of death, failing both God and country? Should the people be fed this lie? Part thriller, part mystery, part existential treatise, The Martyred is a stunning meditation on truth, religion, and faith in times of crisis. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Caravan of Martyrs

Author : David B. Edwards
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520294793
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Caravan of Martyrs written by David B. Edwards and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Sacrifice -- 2 Honor -- 3 Martyrdom -- 4 Virtue and Vice -- 5 Fedayeen -- 6 Suicide Bombing -- 7 Selfies -- 8 The Widening Gyre -- Afghan Chronology (1964-2015) -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom

Author : Paul Middleton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111910002X
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom written by Paul Middleton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique, wide-ranging volume exploring the historical, religious, cultural, political, and social aspects of Christian martyrdom Although a well-studied and researched topic in early Christianity, martyrdom had become a relatively neglected subject of scholarship by the latter half of the 20th century. However, in the years following the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the study of martyrdom has experienced a remarkable resurgence. Heightened cultural, religious, and political debates about Islamic martyrdom have, in a large part, prompted increased interest in the role of martyrdom in the Christian tradition. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom is a comprehensive examination of the phenomenon from its beginnings to its role in the present day. This timely volume presents essays written by 30 prominent scholars that explore the fundamental concepts, key questions, and contemporary debates surrounding martyrdom in Christianity. Broad in scope, this volume explores topics ranging from the origins, influences, and theology of martyrdom in the early church, with particular emphasis placed on the Martyr Acts, to contemporary issues of gender, identity construction, and the place of martyrdom in the modern church. Essays address the role of martyrdom after the establishment of Christendom, especially its crucial contribution during and after the Reformation period in the development of Christian and European national-building, as well as its role in forming Christian identities in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. This important contribution to Christian scholarship: Offers the first comprehensive reference work to examine the topic of martyrdom throughout Christian history Includes an exploration of martyrdom and its links to traditions in Judaism and Islam Covers extensive geographical zones, time periods, and perspectives Provides topical commentary on Islamic martyrdom and its parallels to the Christian church Discusses hotly debated topics such as the extent of the Roman persecution of early Christians The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of religious studies, theology, and Christian history, as well as readers with interest in the topic of Christian martyrdom.

"My Share of God's Reward"

Author : L. Arik Greenberg
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9781433104879
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book "My Share of God's Reward" written by L. Arik Greenberg and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2009 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: «My Share of God's Reward» refers to a quote from Ignatius of Antioch, speaking of the desired compensation for his impending martyrdom. The author investigates the roles and widely varying conceptions of the afterlife presented in early Christian martyrdom accounts and concludes that personal immortality is integral to the functioning of these texts, as the anticipated reward for a martyr's death. Accordingly, the very diverse conceptions of the afterlife presented in them are indicative of the frequently ignored theological diversity and experimental spirit prevalent in both early Christianity and late Second Temple Judaism. The discussion also incorporates a unique definition of martyrdom that recognizes the genealogical and developmental connections between Christian martyrdom and its antecedents.

The Martyr of Erromanga

Author : John Campbell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Martyr of Erromanga written by John Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Martyr of Erromanga, Or, The Philosophy of Missions. Illustrated from the Labours, Death and Character of the Late Rev. John Williams. 3rd Ed

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Author : John Campbell (D. D. Minister of the Tabernacle, Moorfields.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Martyr of Erromanga, Or, The Philosophy of Missions. Illustrated from the Labours, Death and Character of the Late Rev. John Williams. 3rd Ed written by John Campbell (D. D. Minister of the Tabernacle, Moorfields.) and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jewish Paideia

Author : Jason M. Zurawski
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506481787
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Jewish Paideia written by Jason M. Zurawski and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Paideia investigates diverse self-reflections on what it meant to be Jewish in Hellenistic and early Roman Diaspora communities by examining depictions of ideal Jewish education, or paideia, in the literature of the period. Education offers a unique and unexplored vantage point for understanding the internal constructing of Jewish identity in progress, as it provides key insight into the most determinative constituents of Jewish ethics and culture and into how questions of "Jewishness" were reimagined under dynamic and varied cultural and political circumstances. Within the elite intellectual circles of the ancient Mediterranean world, individual and communal identity, not unlike today, was inextricably bound to education. Depictions of ideal Jewish education become for us windows into a discourse of identity as it happened. By exploring how Jewish writers utilized paideia as a means of forming, reshaping, and deploying unique portraits of Jewish identity, this volume fills a significant lacuna in the study of ancient Judaism and the Jewish people. It also provides meaningful comparanda for Classicists and necessary background for later developments of Late Antique Jewish and Christian pedagogy. The diverse ways in which education was construed directly reflect how authors sought to internally understand and externally portray the Jewish community. Education offers keen insight into how the ancestral past became a contested site, how "the other" was utilized as a foil for reinforcing the image of the in-group, how empire and colonization impacted understandings of the Jewish people within broader society, and how Jewish law functioned to connect community members across space and time. Paideia, therefore, provides the researcher unparalleled access to Jewish self-reflections during this important period of history and to questions that have been central to developing a greater understanding of the Jewish people within the ancient Mediterranean world.

Living Martyrs in Late Antiquity and Beyond

Author : Diane Shane Fruchtman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000630919
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Living Martyrs in Late Antiquity and Beyond written by Diane Shane Fruchtman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates that living martyrdom was an important spiritual aspiration in the late antique Latin west and argues that, consequently, attempts to define, study, or locate martyrdom must move away from conceptualizations that require or center on death. After an introduction that traces the persistence of "living martyrs" as real objects of spiritual devotion and emulation across the span of Christian history and discusses why such martyrs have been overlooked, the book focuses on three significant authors from the late ancient Latin west for whom martyrdom did not require death: the Spanish poet Prudentius (c. 348–413), the senator-turned-ascetic Paulinus of Nola (353–431), and the influential North African bishop Augustine of Hippo (354–430). Through historically and literarily contextualized close readings of their work, this book shows that each of these three authors attempted to create a new paradigm of martyrdom focused on living, rather than dying, for God. By focusing on these living martyrs, we are able to see more clearly the aspirations and agendas of those who promoted them as martyrs and how their martyrological discourse illuminates the variety of ways that martyrdom is and can be mobilized (in any era) to construct new, community-creating worldviews. Living Martyrs in Late Antiquity and Beyond is an important resource for historians of Christianity, scholars of religious studies, and anyone interested in exploring or understanding martyrological discourse. The Introduction of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Paul and the Agon Motif

Author : Pfitzner
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004265937
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Paul and the Agon Motif written by Pfitzner and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-04-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Bulwark, Or, Reformation Journal

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Bulwark, Or, Reformation Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Juvenile Instructor

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Juvenile Instructor written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Faith and the Faithfulness of Jesus in Hebrews

Author : Matthew C. Easter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107063213
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Faith and the Faithfulness of Jesus in Hebrews written by Matthew C. Easter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores faith in the Book of Hebrews and posits that it is manifested in four dimensions: ethical, eschatological, Christological, and ecclesiological.

Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary

Author : John Kline
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (541 download)

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Download or read book Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary written by John Kline and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Spirituality and Politics in the Works of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim

Author : Stephen L. Wailes
Publisher : Susquehanna University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781575911007
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and Politics in the Works of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim written by Stephen L. Wailes and published by Susquehanna University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of her sixteen works are analyzed in this book to make clear her messages concerning the spiritual lives of individuals and the political lives of the powerful."--BOOK JACKET.

Blessed Victors

Author : Ruth Sutcliffe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567710777
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book Blessed Victors written by Ruth Sutcliffe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late second through third centuries saw the remarkable confluence of the early church's developing identity, theological understanding and praxis, with a period of opposition and intermittent persecution from the world around it. Theology necessarily engaged with the persecution experience, as the church considered the goodness and providence of God, the Name to be confessed and the purposeful outcome of the antagonism they faced. Ruth Sutcliffe argues that the early fathers' theological understanding of the role of persecution in the Christian life informed their exhortations to individual and communal response, contributing to the church's remarkable survival and growth through this period. Four great thinkers of this era - Clement and Origen of Alexandria and Tertullian and Cyprian of Carthage - each have much to contribute to a theological understanding of Christian persecution, and Sutcliffe explores their widely different perspectives, intellectual milieu and experiences. She explains these differences and similarities in terms of their use of the Scriptures, in conversation with their own contexts and agendas; concluding that their differences in approach to persecution can be explained theologically, and that these differences offer a unique window into their respective thought. Despite such differences, Sutcliffe stresses that the early church did have a fundamentally coherent “theology of persecution” which speaks to the worldwide church today.

Christian Martyrs Under Islam

Author : Christian C. Sahner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069120313X
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Christian Martyrs Under Islam written by Christian C. Sahner and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the developing conflicts in Christian-Muslim relations during late antiquity and the early Islamic era How did the medieval Middle East transform from a majority-Christian world to a majority-Muslim world, and what role did violence play in this process? Christian Martyrs under Islam explains how Christians across the early Islamic caliphate slowly converted to the faith of the Arab conquerors and how small groups of individuals rejected this faith through dramatic acts of resistance, including apostasy and blasphemy. Using previously untapped sources in a range of Middle Eastern languages, Christian Sahner introduces an unknown group of martyrs who were executed at the hands of Muslim officials between the seventh and ninth centuries CE. Found in places as diverse as Syria, Spain, Egypt, and Armenia, they include an alleged descendant of Muhammad who converted to Christianity, high-ranking Christian secretaries of the Muslim state who viciously insulted the Prophet, and the children of mixed marriages between Muslims and Christians. Sahner argues that Christians never experienced systematic persecution under the early caliphs, and indeed, they remained the largest portion of the population in the greater Middle East for centuries after the Arab conquest. Still, episodes of ferocious violence contributed to the spread of Islam within Christian societies, and memories of this bloodshed played a key role in shaping Christian identity in the new Islamic empire. Christian Martyrs under Islam examines how violence against Christians ended the age of porous religious boundaries and laid the foundations for more antagonistic Muslim-Christian relations in the centuries to come.